Flights scrapped as new volcanic eruptions hit Canaries
Fresh volcanic eruptions in Spain's Canary Islands prompted the cancellation of flights, airport authorities said Friday, the first since the Cumbre Vieja volcano came to life again......»»
Tonga eruption doubles concentration of carbon dioxide in air
The massive underwater volcanic eruption in Tonga has brought heated discussions concerning how it may affect the global climate......»»
Millions take shelter as deadly Storm Eunice hits Europe
Millions hunkered down as Storm Eunice pummelled Britain with record-breaking winds on Friday, killing one man in Ireland and disrupting flights, trains and ferries across Western Europe......»»
Millions take shelter in UK as Storm Eunice threatens Europe
Millions hunkered down as Storm Eunice pummelled Britain with record-breaking winds on Friday, leaving the streets of London eerily empty and disrupting flights, trains and ferries across Western Europe......»»
Jared Isaacman, the billionaire who led first all-private SpaceX mission, orders three more flights
Isaacman will command the flight, known as Polaris Dawn, and will be joined by Scott Poteet, who served as the mission director for Inspiration4, along with SpaceX lead operation engineers Anna Menon and Sarah Gillis......»»
A billionaire CEO is on track to go further into space than any human in 50 years
Jared Isaacman — the billionaire CEO of payments processing company Shift 4 — is buying three more flights with SpaceX, the first of which is scheduled for this year and could put Isaacman and SpaceX on track to travel deeper into space than any.....»»
SpaceX sells three more flights to billionaire Jared Isaacman
SpaceX sells three more flights to billionaire Jared Isaacman.....»»
Volcanic lightning streaks sky over fiery Mount Etna
A particularly powerful eruption of Mount Etna has created a volcanic storm that sent bolts of lightning dramatically across the sky over eastern Sicily......»»
The Android-powered 5G BlackBerry phone has been scrapped
It was August 2020 when Texas-based OnwardMobility announced its intention to launch a new BlackBerry after it licensed the brand name. The 5G handset, which reportedly took a lot of design inspiration from the 2015 BlackBerry Priv, was due to arrive.....»»
Elon Musk’s Starlink helping to restore Tonga’s internet
SpaceX chief Elon Musk has deployed a team of Starlink engineers to help get Tonga back online after a recent volcanic eruption cut its internet link......»»
Pink pumice is a key to revealing the explosive power of underwater volcanic eruptions
The presence of pink pumice in the giant pumice raft of the 2012 Havre eruption that drifted across the southwest Pacific Ocean has led researchers to recognize the immense power of underwater volcanic eruptions......»»
Thousands of Planes Are Flying Empty and No One Can Stop Them
"A pre-pandemic policy on airport usage is pressuring airlines to keep 'ghost flights' in the air," Wired reported this week — adding "The climate impact is massive." Lufthansa, Germany's national airline, which is based in Frankfurt, has adm.....»»
5G phones: How serious is the threat to US flights?
Ten leading US airlines are warning that the expansion of 5G services could be disastrous......»»
Future Mars helicopter flights could make the air glow blue
That the blades of drones cutting through the thin atmosphere on Mars could cause the air around them to glow......»»
SpaceX, NASA looking into sluggish chutes on last 2 flights
SpaceX and NASA are investigating a parachute issue that occurred on the last two capsule flights......»»
Microsoft May Scrap HoloLens 3 As Metaverse Hype Hits Fever Pitch
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: One of the most outspoken proponents of the metaverse is struggling to find its place in this hypothetical virtual world. Microsoft has reportedly scrapped plans to make a HoloLens 3 -- what would hav.....»»
The Falcon 9 may now be the safest rocket ever launched
The Falcon 9 also recently surpassed the space shuttle in total flights. Enlarge / A Falcon 9 rocket launches on a pillar of fire in January 2022. (credit: SpaceX) SpaceX has been launching Falcon 9 rockets thick and fast of l.....»»
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has set a record for most consecutive successes
The Falcon 9 also recently surpassed the space shuttle in total flights. Enlarge / A Falcon 9 rocket launches on a pillar of fire in January 2022. (credit: SpaceX) SpaceX has been launching Falcon 9 rockets thick and fast of l.....»»
Intel’s scrapped Larrabee GPU/CPU hybrid just sold for $5,000
A working prototype of Intel’s Larrabee graphics card, the company’s attempt at a hybrid CPU and GPU, has been sold for $5,234......»»
Volcanoes, plague, famine, endless winter: Historians and scientists recall 536, the "worst year to be alive"
It's only February and already 2022 is shaping up badly. A huge volcanic eruption off the coast of Tonga, the prospect of war with Russia, the ongoing pandemic (and its economic disruptions). And that's even before we touch on Chinese saber-rattling.....»»
Surprise eruptions are Earth’s overlooked threat
We knew that volcano was prone to eruptions—but there are many we're not sure about. Enlarge (credit: NOAA) Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai erupted on January 15 in one of the largest volcanic events in decades, and research in re.....»»